Iran live updates: US to hold 'high-level' meeting with Iran in Qatar on Tuesday

Mon, June 29, 2026 at 8:25 PM UTC

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Aaron Schwartz/Reuters - PHOTO: President Donald Trump speaks as he signs an executive order on vehicle repairs in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, June 29, 2026.

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

The U.S. and Iran again traded aerial strikes over the weekend, a back-and-forth that followed an Iranian attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington said. The U.S. and Iran agreed on Sunday to stop those attacks and allow tankers to move freely through the strait, a U.S. official told ABC News.

Delegations from the United States and Iran entered negotiations this month aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.

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Jun 29, 4:25 PMTrump says team headed to Doha

President Donald Trump said on Monday that a U.S. team was heading to Doha, Qatar, amid reports from Iranian state media claiming that there would be no negotiations between U.S. and Iranian teams there.Trump indicated the team was heading to Doha to discuss Iran's nuclear program during the meeting on Tuesday.

"I think they've already left, or they're just about getting ready to leave. So we'll see how that goes," Trump said while taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office. "But the meeting in Doha is going to be, perhaps important, perhaps not, we're gonna find out."The president then said the war was "almost won militarily.""It's really very simple. It's the denuclearization of Iran. We don't want them to have a nuclear weapon and they're not gonna have a nuclear weapon," Trump said.-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr

Jun 29, 10:47 AMRubio, Witkoff to brief Congress by phone on Iran: Sources

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Jun 29, 10:01 AMWitkoff, Kushner will represent US in new Iran talks, press secretary says

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Fox News on Monday that special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will represent the U.S. at the meeting with Iran in Qatar on Tuesday that President Donald Trump announced, and that these talks are in addition to ongoing technical negotiations.

Ken Cedeno/Reuters - PHOTO: President Donald Trump gestures as he enters the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 28, 2026.

"I just spoke with the president about it," she said. "Iran has requested a meeting this week. So, special envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner will be flying to Doha for high-level meetings this week as we continue to discuss the memorandum of understanding. On the sideline of high-level talks will be technical talks."-ABC News' Fritz Farrow

Jun 29, 8:02 AMTrump says Iran meeting to take place in Qatar

President Donald Trump on Monday morning said that, at Iran's request, there will be a meeting on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar. The president in his social media post did not say who will participate in the meeting.-ABC News’ Fritz Farrow

Jun 29, 5:43 AMIDF launches strikes in southern Lebanon, claiming ceasefire violations

The Israel Defense Forces launched strikes on what it described as three Hezbollah command centers in southern Lebanon, saying the attacks were a response to ceasefire violations."These strikes came in response to the terror organization Hezbollah's continued targeting of our forces operating in the security zone," Avichay Adraee, an IDF spokesperson, said on social media.

Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo - PHOTO: An Israeli flag, center, on a destroyed building in southern Lebanon is seen from northern Israel.

The fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, a militant group backed by Iran and based in Lebanon, has threatened to throw off track ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

The U.S. on Friday announced a "framework" for future talks between Israel and Lebanon, which would be facilitated by Washington, seeking to end the fighting in Lebanon. Hezbollah on Saturday responded to that framework, saying in a statement it was rejecting the agreement, continuing its resistance and holding on to its weapons.Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have said Israel plans to remain in a "security zone" in southern Lebanon.The Israeli Air Force struck overnight alleged Hezbollah command centers in Nabatieh and Mayfadoun in southern Lebanon, the IDF said early Monday."Additionally, troops struck and dismantled a launcher that Hezbollah continued using to attack them," the IDF said on social media.

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